Kan. Admin. Regs. § 7-23-14 - Assessing documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship
(a) In assessing
documents submitted as evidence of United States citizenship, each election
officer shall consider the following factors: first name, middle name or
initial, surname, date of birth, place of birth, and sex.
(1) The first name and the middle name or
initial, if provided, shall be consistent with the information provided on the
person's application for voter registration. Hyphenated names shall be
permitted if not inconsistent with the information provided on the person's
application for voter registration.
(2) If the name on the document is
inconsistent with the applicant's name as it appears on the application for
voter registration, the election officer shall perform the following:
(A) Ask the applicant for a second,
government-issued document confirming the voter's current name;
(B) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
to provide a second, government-issued document, allow the applicant to sign an
affidavit pursuant to
K.S.A.
25-2309 and amendments thereto, stating the
inconsistency related to the applicant's name and swearing under oath that,
despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the individual reflected in the
document provided as evidence of citizenship; and
(C) if the applicant is either unable or
unwilling to provide a second, government-issued document and refuses to sign
an affidavit, inform the applicant of the applicant's right to appeal to the
state election board, pursuant to
K.S.A.
25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(3) The date of birth indicated on
the document submitted as evidence of United States citizenship shall match the
date of birth provided on the application for voter registration. If the dates
of birth are inconsistent, the election officer shall inform the applicant of
the applicant's right to appeal to the state election board, pursuant to
K.S.A.
25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(4) If the place of birth is indicated on the
document submitted as proof of United States citizenship, the place of birth
may be used to assess the applicant's status as a United States citizen. If the
document does not contain a place of birth, this fact shall not result in an
unsatisfactory assessment.
(5) If
the sex indicated on the document does not match the sex indicated on the
application for the voter registration, the election officer shall perform the
following:
(A) Ask the applicant for a second,
government-issued document confirming the voter's sex;
(B) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
to provide a second, government-issued document, allow the applicant to sign an
affidavit pursuant to
K.S.A.
25-2309 and amendments thereto, stating the
inconsistency related to the applicant's sex and swearing under oath that,
despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the individual reflected in the
document provided as evidence of citizenship; and
(C) if the applicant is unable or unwilling
to provide a second, government-issued document and refuses to sign an
affidavit, inform the applicant of the applicant's right to appeal to the state
election board, pursuant to
K.S.A.
25-2309 and amendments thereto.
(6) If a document submitted as
evidence of United States citizenship contains an expiration date and this date
has passed when the document is submitted for purposes of voter registration,
the document shall nonetheless be considered in assessing qualifications to
register to vote.
(b) If
an applicant for voter registration fails to submit evidence of United States
citizenship before the deadline to register to vote before an election, the
applicant may submit a valid citizenship document by mail or personal delivery
to the county election office by the close of business on the day before the
election or a valid citizenship document by electronic means before midnight on
the day before the election. "Electronic means" shall include facsimile,
electronic mail, and any other electronic means approved by the secretary of
state. For each document received in accordance with this subsection, the
county election officer shall perform the following:
(1) Accept and assess the citizenship
document;
(2) add the applicant's
name to the voter registration list as a registered voter; and
(3) if practicable, include the registrant's
name in the poll book for the upcoming election. If poll books have already
been printed, the county election officer shall, if practicable, communicate
the registrant's name to the appropriate polling place with instructions to
allow the registrant to vote a regular ballot. If the registrant's name is not
communicated to the election board at the appropriate polling place by the
county election officer before the opening of the polls on election day, the
registrant shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot. If any applicant to
whom this subsection applies fails to submit satisfactory evidence of United
States citizenship in accordance with this subsection and the applicant casts a
provisional ballot, the ballot shall not be counted.
(c) A registered voter who has previously
provided sufficient evidence of United States citizenship with a voter
registration application in this state shall not be required to resubmit
evidence of United States citizenship with any subsequent voter registration
application.
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